Tag: Monroe Township
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Monroe officials promise to fight for fair share of funding
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Township and school officials are joining forces as they continue to provide pressure on state and local legislators in seeking their fair share in state aid. Mayor Gerard W. Tamburro discussed the school funding formula at a Township Council meeting on Feb. 6. He said he was invited…
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Monroe celebrates the ‘many hats’ worn by retiring manager
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — John Riggs is the guy who wore many hats and who brought sustainability, berms and sidewalks into town. “What we see is the beauty in this town, the berms … the landscaping,” Mayor Gerald Tamburro said as he recognized Riggs on his retirement at a recent council meeting.…
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Monroe dedicates 19th-century schoolhouse to former councilman
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — The famous quote, “If you build it, he will come,” from the 1989 film “Field of Dreams,” resonated as Monroe dedicated the 19th-century historic Prospect Plains Road one-room schoolhouse. “It’s like you can almost see [actor] Kevin Costner,” Township Historian John Katerba said with a smile on June…
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Local girl researches family history as part of her Bat Mitzvah celebration
MONROE — A local 12-year-old girl was hoping for the historic reunion of a Polish family who hid her descendants in their attic during World War II. Before her Bat Mitzvah celebration, Mattil Zaklikovsky of Monroe had decided to embark on a major research project: She was eager to learn more about her ancestors as well as the…
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Monroe Fire Department cites car fire as ‘suspicious in nature’
MONROE – Monroe Township police, fire and EMS were dispatched to the area of Wyckoff’s Mills and Wyckoff’s Mills-Applegarth Road for a vehicle that was fully engulfed in flames around 5:25 a.m. April 25. Upon arrival by police, Applegarth Fire Department was on scene, extinguishing the fire, according to a statement prepared by the Monroe Township…
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Monroe senior citizen fulfills childhood dream
By CARRIE FALCONE Staff Writer MONROE– As a young child, Nancy Stewart would sit on the beaches of Long Island and wave at the planes and blimps as they flew by, dreaming that one day she would get an opportunity to ride in a blimp as well. On May 27, Stewart’s lifelong wish came true courtesy of The…